You see it, looking dark, with different shades of grey. It looks dodgy and as you edge closer, you confirm your suspicions and that is mold you’re definitely looking at. There is mold in your home. Your home! That’s like being invaded by all sorts of aliens …. Slowly. But, that’s what your eyes can […]
CDC Reacts to Mold The CDC wants you to know how to combat mold. It’s well documented that mold can lead to serious health concerns, with the CDC confirming that mold can cause fungal allergies, respiratory infections, and worsen certain illnesses such as asthma. Molds are all around us, but when they begin to grow […]
Mold Prevention Tips! Mold can have a disastrous effect on your home and health. To help you prevent any future headaches, here are a couple of mold prevention tips to help you and your family. Here are 10 tips for mold prevention: Ventilate Bathrooms. The bathroom is usually culprit number one for mold grow. After […]
Don’t Let Mold Put Your Family’s Health in Danger This is the story of how dry fog technology helped us. For eight years, my wife had been fighting off sickness after sickness. Every time we thought the doctors treated the root cause, she got sick again. Finally, after years of frustration going from doctor to doctor, […]
It’s that time of the year. Flu season. So you got your shot, you’ve taken your vitamins, you take precautions and yet–you’re still sick. When physicians fail to check inflammatory markers, often mold allergies and mold related sickness can go misdiagnosed and untreated, often leading to more severe complications. What is mold sickness? To begin […]
We are happy to report that the ICU is now open and mold free. Last week, we covered a story from Pittsburgh, PA where hospital technicians found mold in the heating and ventilation system of an ICU, which was then shut down. After six patients were moved from the ICU upon discovery of the mold infestation, maintenance work began. VA spent […]
In recent news from Pittsburgh, a Veterans Affairs hospital’s intensive care unit was shut down after technicians found signs of mold infestation. Officials say that maintenance workers found mold in the heating and ventilation system during routine checks, prompting patients to be moved to another ICU within the hospital as a safety precaution. The fluffy mold colonies […]
What do you know about mold spores? Molds reproduce through tiny spores, which float in the air—invisible to the naked eye. Mold may begin growing when spores land on surfaces that are wet. There are many types of mold, and none of them will grow without water or moisture. It’s important to remember that you don’t have to see any mold, smell […]
Your understanding of mycotoxins is essential to living in a healthy home. Mycotoxins are toxic byproducts of the fungi kingdom, commonly known as molds. The term ‘mycotoxin’ is usually reserved for the toxic chemical products produced by fungi that readily colonize crops. It’s important to know how deadly these chemical products can be. appear in […]
Who Would Have Suspected the damage mold growth had done? We were gathered together on a Friday night for our weekly Settlers of Catan match. Six of us sat around a table in the back-house of my friend’s residence. Nothing unusual about it—we’d done this kind of thing many times in the past. Midway through the […]